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8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MAY 2, 2018 TELL survey shows little mentorship, a positive teacher outlook at SLSD By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com New teachers at South Lane School District fall behind state averages in regards to mentor- ship but the majority of edu- cators in the area plan to con- tinue teaching at their current schools. This, according to the 2018 TELL survey released ear- lier this week. The survey, which stands for Teaching, Empowering, Lead- ing and Learning, is nation- ally recognized and attempts to quantify the experiences of educators at a local level. In South Lane, 76 percent of teachers took part in the survey compared to 54 percent overall across the state. The survey is broken into several subjects including new teacher support, instructional practices and school leadership. According to the data, South Lane measures up nearly exact- ly with responses from across the state—SLSD and the state average for years the respon- dents spent as an educator were 37 percent—but it differs on a handful of issues. When asked if they felt they needed more professional de- velopment for English language learners, 59 percent of SLSD educators gave an affi rmative answer. The statewide average was 49 percent. Educators at SLSD also felt they needed ad- Board moves in on interim super By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com At Monday night’s school- board meeting, the board grew one step closer to hiring an inter- im superintendent for the South Lane School District. “Since the last meeting, Tam- my (Hodgkinson) and I made the phone calls to the reference checks and received very posi- tive responses for the candidate we’re considering,” said board chair Alan Baas. “We are now moving into the contract negoti- ation with that candidate and we will formally announce that at the next meeting.” The board has settled on one candidate they are interested in and had plans to negotiate the contract on Monday April 30. In the open session of the meeting, the board discussed the various details of the inter- im superintendent contract. The board reached an agreement on a contract that has been run by the board’s lawyers and South Lane Director of Human Resources Brian McCasline. The board dis- cussed various ranges to provide and agreed on salary falling be- tween $130,000-$135,000 with between 10 and 15 vacation days. “We’re not going to be able to hire a superintendent next year for this much money. We’re go- ing to have to be in the $150,000s or $160,000s. So, this might seem like a bargain in a year,” said Vice Chair Sherry Duerst-Higgins. Steve Kelley, the Oregon School Board Association mem- ber that has helped the district through the interim process, not- ed that according to his numbers, this is in line with the salary of superintendents of similar sizes. “For what it’s worth, I’m very excited about your choice, about your possibilities,” said Kelley. The interim superintendent is scheduled to begin work offi cial- ly in August, but the board ex- pressed interest in inviting their candidate to local events within the district as soon as next week if contract negotiations go well. The board also got into discus- sions about the process of hiring their long-term superintendent. The initial plan was to have community discussions about qualities and qualifi cations in the spring but, under the recom- mendation of Kelley, the board agreed to move those to October. “Being the end of school I al- ways worry (about participation). And I would love to get people’s attention in October and saying, okay, we’re starting this process and we want you to be involved and we want you to be involved all along the way,” said Kelley. The tentative plan is to have conversations next fall with com- munity members, staff, adminis- trators and “key communicators in the city” at various times to include as many people in the conversation as possible. ditional development for “cul- turally responsive curriculum,” (53 percent) while the state av- erage was 47 percent. While the survey lists 26 per- cent of the 76 percent of respon- dents as teachers in their fi rst two years of teaching, less than half said they were formally as- signed a mentor (47 percent). Statewide, 79 percent of new teachers said they were assigned mentors. South Lane teachers think their classroom sizes are man- ageable, according to the data and that the district minimizes routine paperwork for its staff. They also note that they have time to collaborate with col- leagues (53 percent agree with the statement) but when asked how much time is permitted for collaboration during the school day, 60 percent of SLSD staff said it was less than an hour. At Cottage Grove High School, 80 percent of respondents said they also spent less than an hour on collaboration. Statewide it was 46 percent. When asked if their immedi- ate plans for the future included continuing to teach at their cur- rent school, stay in the district at a different school, move to an- other district or leave education, 89 percent of SLSD faculty said they planned to continue at their current school. For complete results of the survey, visit telloregon.org. BINGO COUPON COTTAGE GROVE ELKS LODGE 755 North River Road Information 942-3554 PUBLIC WELCOME Every Wednesday (except Holidays) Warm Ups 6:30pm Regular Games 7:00pm Frequent Smoke Breaks, Exciting New Game Program “Bingo Burger Menu” Available 2 PROGRESSIVE JACKPOTS Bring this coupon and receive a 2nd Warm-up Pack FREE up to 20% OFF Power Lawn & Garden 3 DAYS ONLY TELL SURVEY RESULTS May 3-5, 2018 63 percent said teachers were recognized as educa- tion experts (59 percent statewide). 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